Kitchen cabinet



KITCHEN CABINET June 29 1926.

v. s. LEWIS KITCHEN CABINET Filed Jan; 5. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I noevto'o Va num 5. Lew

- attend Patented June 29, 1926.

UNITED STATES P E T OFFICE.

KITCHEN CABINET.

Application filed January This invention relates to improvements incabinets, and more particularly a cabinet for use in smallapartments-wherethere is no kitchenette or other kitchenfacilities. I I

The invention contemplates the PIOVlSlOIl of a cabinet with suitableshelves and compartments therein for the reception of cooking utensils,articles of food, .etc., and moreeven'though the apparatus is' foldedinto the t It will be obvious over suitable closures for closing thecabinet, one of which, or the bottom closure being designed to not onlyserve as a closure at times, butas a table or support for electricalcooking apparatus. which is firmly.

secured to the inner side of the door or closure so that this apparatusmay be conveniently folded out of sight when the door is closed. I

The invention further contemplates the provision of certain electricalconnections whereby when the door carrying the cooking apparatus isclosed, electrical connection be broken so that the possibility offolding theapparatus into the cabinet while the resistance coils of theapparatus are incandescent, is made impossible, whereas the arrangementis such that when the apparatusis brought toposition for use wherein thedooror closure supporting the apparatus is in;horizontal position, theelectric circuit will be completed preparatory to the manualmanipulation: of circuit switches which operate I to heat electricallyone or more of'the which the closure supports, andat the same time thearrangement is' such that the switches ,may remain closed cabinet, sothat when unfolded or brought to position for use, most of the sets ofcoils will be immediately brought into operative} l s ive condition.

I hat in small apartments where no cooking facilities are avail-, able,a device of the character above indicated, will be of great advantagesince it may be placed as a whole in any convenient part of a room, andwhen so laced will occupy very little space and Wlll at the same time besightly, and in no way suggestive of acooking outfit. I

Inthe drawings- Fig. 1 is aperspective'view of a cabinet constructed inaccordance with my invention, the same being'shown located in the.corner of a room. 7 Fig. 2 is a similar view showinglthe doors I ecabinet,

5, 1924. Serial No. 684,572;

as well as the lower closure or door open, the former closures'exposin'g various articles containing or for containing foods, togetherwith a compartment for small utensils,

whereas thelower closure is open showing the cooking apparatus thereon.

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view of an electrical circuit which I employ inconnection with the lower closure and the cooking apparatus. I,

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the lower'part of the cabinet andinner edge of the support showing the manner of hinging the support, and

Fig. 5 is an edge elevation of a portion of one side of the cabinet andone edge of the support. 1

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the main body of thecabinet, not unlike other cabinets in external construction, andcomprises in the main sides 2,

space 11 for the reception of such a receptacle as indicated by thenumeral. 12, the same being atall can suitable for the reception ofcoffee, yeast powder, or otherlike' necessity.

Again -vided by ashelf 13 which separates the compartment 9 from twolower compartments further.

the upper part'of the cabinet is di- 14 and 15, the last mentionedcompartments being formed in path a vertical partition 16. Across thefront 0 the lower portion of thecompartment 141 place a barrier 17 cutaway'as indicated at 18, which barrier together with one side of thecabinet, one side of the par 'tion 16, and a part of the shelf '13,forms convenient'receptacle for small cooking utensils, the cut-awayportion L8 belng obviously for the purpose of conveniently inserting thehand and-part 'of the arm frlirremoving or replacing said small recepta.c es;

Hinged to the lower shelf' 4 is a closure door or table19. This ishinged to the cabinet by'su'itable hinges 20, the manner of hingingbeing such that the rear edge of the Y door will extend slightly beneaththe shelf 4, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to aid in preventing the shelffrom passing below horizontal position when it is open. Nevertheless asadditional means for supporting the door 19 in open position, I providea flexible cordmaintained rigidly thereon. The lower compartment 6 is ofsuch size or capacity that it will provide am le space for the cookerswhen the lower oor is closed as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

It will beunderstood' that the invention does not reside in the cookersthemselves save in so far as they are adapted for attachment to theinner side of the lower door,"and they may be structurally like any ofthose approved and now in general use. These are provided with the usualelectric connection or cord 25 connected in the usual way and at anyconvenient point with the supply of electrical current. I preferablyprovide a table with a short upwardl extending flange 26 around three ofits si es so as to more efiect-ually retain such cooking utensils as maybe required for immediate use, and to protect the wood of the lower doorI prefer to cover the inner face thereof with a light metallic coveringsuch as tin, aluminum or the like.

Referring particularly to the diagrammatic view of Fig. 3, a designatestwo resistance coils identical, and corresponding with the coils of thetwo cookers shown. These are connected by wires b to a contact point a,which in the present instance is shown supported upon the outside of thelower'door 19, and hinged to the shelf 41s a similar point (1, the twocontact points being i so arranged as shown in Fig. 3, that when thedoor is open, they will be in contact so as to complete the circuit withthe resistance coils or cookers, when of course the switches e are sopassing that this will occur. The

' switches e are connected with wires f and f,

and the switches are adapted to cooperate with the points g formingcontinuations of one of the main supply wires h, the other supply wire hbeing com. acted with the contact point d, thus providing an arrangementwhereby when the door is open and the cooking dev1ce is brought to theposition shown in Fig. 2, either or both of the switches e may bemanipulated to put in operation either or both of the cookers as may bedesired. It will be noted, however, that in no case will there be acompleted circuit with the cookers after the door supporting the cookershas been moved, .even very slightly from horizontalposition, toward thefolded position of the door, so that under no conditions such as wouldresult from carelessness or mistake, can the cooking-device be foldedintothe cabinet with the current onthe resistance coils in the cooker.On the other hand, when the door or support 19 is open or in horizontalposition, it is possible as before stated to put into operation eitheror both of the cookers, and at the same time while the door is stillopen either one or the other of the cookers may be put into opera tion.

The numeral 27 'designates a wood screw, whose head is seated in a bore28 made in the members 29 adjacent the lower part of the cabinet, therebeing provided a smaller b0re'30 in said members for the passage of thescrew, and in which when the screw is homeserves as a bearing for thatpart of the shank adjacent the head, the inner end of the screw beinginserted a very considerable distance as shown into the'support or table19. To prevent the screw from'working loose or coming out I preferablyclose the bore 28 with a plug 31. Thus it will be seen that by thisarrangement the table or support inet;

19 is hinged to the lower part of the ca I do not desire to limit myselfto any foods for cooking, as well as the utensils for cooking them in,and that the cabinet can be placed without disadvantage on any wall, inan corner, or elsewhere, in any room, accor mg as. the fancy of the usermay dictate.-

I claim:

1 A portable kitchen cabinet adapted for wall attachment, comprising ahollow body having a closed bottom, a partition dividing the body intoupperfand lower compartments, a front panel member hinged to the lowerpart of-the body portion a d serving as .a combined closure forth liiwercompartment and-as a support fofiectric cooking devices, electric cookig devices rigidly secured to the upper side of the panel member andadapted to be folded back into the cabinet when the panel serves as aclosure, and an electric circuit held closed b said panel when it is inopen or horizontal position.

2. A portable kitchen cabinet adapted for partment and as a support forelectric cooking devices, electric cooking devices rigidly secured tothe upper side of the panel member and adapted tobe folded back into thecabinet when the panel serves as a closure,

' an electric circuit held closed by said panel when it is in open orhorizontal position, and means accessible when the panel is in open orhorizontal position for manually controlling the circuit.

3. A portable kitchen cabinet adapted for wall-attachment, comprising ahollow body having a closed bottom, a partition dividing the body intoupper and lower 'compartments, a front panel member hinged directly atthe front edge of the bottom of the lower part of the body portion andserving as a sole closure for the lower compartment when closed, andopening outwardly to lie in front of the cabinet and act as a supportfor electric cooking devices, electric cooking devices rigidly securedto the upper side of 'the'panel member and adapted to be folded backinto the cabinet when the panel serves as a closure, and an electriccircuit held closed by said panel when it is in horizontal or openposition.

4, A portable kitchen cabinet adapted for wall attachment, comprising ahollow body having a closed bottom, a partition dividing the body .into'upper and lower compart ments, a front panel member hinged to the lowerpart of the body portion .and serving as a combined closure for thelower com artment and as a support for electric coo ing devices, saidpanel member having a movement solely pivotal, electric cooking devicesrigidly secured to. the upper side of the panel member and adapted to befolded back into the cabinet when the panel serves as a closure; and anelectric circuit held closed by said panel when it is in its open orhorizontal position. p

5. A portable kitchen cabinet adapted for wall attachment, comprising ahollow body aving a closed bottom, a partition dividing the body intoupper and lower compartments, a front panel member hinged directly atthe front edge of the bottom of. the lower part of the bod portion andserving as a sole closure for t e lower compartment. when closed, andopenin outwardly to lie in front of the cabinet an to act as a supportfor electric cooking devices, the movement of the panel member beingsolely pivotal, electric cooking devicesrigidly secured to the upperside of the panel member and adapted to be folded back into the cabinetwhen the panel serves as a closure. an electric. t t switch on thebottom of the cabinet, an electric circuit between said switch and thecooking devices, said contact switch being adapted to be held closed bysaid panel when it is in horizontal or open position.

6. A portable kitchen cabinet adapted for wall attachment, comprising ahollow body having a closed bottom, a partition dividing the body intoupper and lower compartments, a front panel member hinged directl at thefront edge of the bottom of the lower part of the body portion andserving as a sole closure for the lower compartment when closed, andopening outwardly to lie in front of the cabinet and to act as a supportfor electric cooking devices, the movement of the panel member beingsolely pivotal, electric cooking devices rigidlysecuredto the upper sideof the panel member and adapted to be folded back into the cabinet whenthe panel serves as a closure, an electric contact switch on the bottomof thecabinet, an electric circuit between said switch and the cookingdevices, said contact switch being adapted to be held closed by saidpanel when it is in horizontal or open position, and means accessiblewhen the panel'is in open or horizontal position, for manuallycontrolling the circuit.

. 7. A portable kitchen cabinet adapted for wall attachment, comprisinga hollow body having a closed bottom, a partition dividing the body intoupper and lower compartments, a front panel member hinged directly atthe front edge of the bottom of the lower, part of the body portion andserving as a sole closure for the lower compartment when closed, andopening outwardly to lie in front of the cabinet and act as a supportfor electric cooking devices, and to entirely expose said devices inposition for use, electric cooking devicesrigidly secured to the upperside of the panel member and adapted to be folded back into the cabinet,when the panel 0 held closed by said panel when it is in hori serves asa closure, and an electric circuit zontal position.

' In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

YVARNUM s. LEWIS.

